Birth Name: Suzette Michelle Quintanilla
Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Date of Birth: June 29, 1967
Ethnicity: Mexican (Spanish, Indigenous Mexican), possibly Cherokee Native American
Suzette Quintanilla is an American musician. She is the daughter of Marcella Ofelia Samora and Abraham Isaac Quintanilla, Jr., a musician. Her parents are both of Mexican ancestry. She is the sister of musicians A.B. Quintanilla and Selena Quintanilla.
Suzette is said to have Cherokee Native American ancestry on her mother’s side. It is not clear if this ancestry has been documented/verified.
Suzette’s paternal grandparents were Abraham Gonzalez Quintanilla, Sr. (the son of Eulogio Quintanilla Longoria and Dolores Gonzalez) and Maria Tereza Calderon (the daughter of Humberto Calderón and Concepción Vásquez).
Suzette is a seventh cousin, once removed, of actress Eva Longoria. Their common ancestors were Juan Diego Longoria García and María Clara Chapa Benavides.
Source: Suzette’s birth record – https://familysearch.org